Question

1. when the gateway softball pitcher throws a softball over home plate, it follows a curved path. what do scientists call this curved path of a moving object in air on planet earth?

projectile motion
free fall
inertia

Explanation:

Projectile motion is the motion of an object thrown or projected into the air, subject to only the acceleration of gravity. The object is called a projectile, and its path is called its trajectory. In this case, the softball is a projectile, and its curved path is an example of projectile motion. Free fall is when an object is only under the influence of gravity and falls vertically. Inertia is the tendency of an object to resist a change in its state of motion.

Answer:

Projectile motion